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308 - The Disappearance of 'The Canoe Man'
In March 2002, prison guard John Darwin was seen paddling out to sea in his kayak, but was not seen returning. A massive search was undertaken but he was not found and Darwin was presumed dead. That was until five years later when he walked into a London police station claiming to have amnesia. So where the hell had he been?Vote for BLOCK-BUSTER-TOBER (where we do the biggest and most popular topics in October): https://bit.ly/BLOCK2021Stream our 300th episode with extra quiz (and 16 other episodes with bonus content): https://sospresents.com/authors/dogoonFor tickets to Matt's Live Shows: https://www.mattstewartcomedy.com/ Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPodBuy tickets for our screening of The Mummy on November 26: https://www.lidocinemas.com.au/mummy Check out our AACTA nominated web series: http://bit.ly/DGOWebSeries Check out Matt’s Beer show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej4TUguJL58 Submit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-Topic Twitter: @DoGoOnPodInstagram: @DoGoOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/Email us: dogoonpod@gmail.com Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasREFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:Back From The Dead: The John Darwin Story (documentary)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXXaP1NIJn8Canoe Man (Dramatisation)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_6kA1HH--Y https://pressgazette.co.uk/david-leighs-panama-paperchase/https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/john-darwin-missing-five-years-3730425https://metro.co.uk/2007/12/10/darwins-beard-disguise-revealed-by-police-589075/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-500944/John-Darwin-reached-hideaway-coffin-shaped-door.htmlhttps://metro.co.uk/2008/07/23/revealed-the-words-which-caught-anne-darwin-305728/ https://web.archive.org/web/20071208152437/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/06/ncanoe906.xmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-12214355https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/17/canoe-man-john-darwin-arrestedhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/canoe-man-john-darwin-who-23334833https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/29/anna-avramenko-john-darwin_n_4359447.html https://social.shorthand.com/TheNorthernEcho/3gttWa568j/john-canoe-man-darwin-the-full-story https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/david-leigh-wins-london-press-304563https://pressgazette.co.uk/david-leighs-panama-paperchase/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-12214355https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Darwin_disappearance_casehttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-37551735https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14779112/canoe-man-john-darwin-insurance-scam-wife-anne/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/canoehttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/08/anne-darwin-deceiving-my-sons-was-unforgivablehttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/canoe-man-john-darwin-who-23334833https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/29/anna-avramenko-john-darwin_n_4359447.html See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.